diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 17e10f0f4..b0c5b9f78 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ver 0.16 (20??/??/??)
   - added the "findadd" command
   - range support for "delete"
   - "previous" really plays the previous song
+  - "addid" with negative position is deprecated
 * input:
   - lastfm: use metadata
 * tags:
diff --git a/doc/protocol.xml b/doc/protocol.xml
index 29cb09a43..968c28855 100644
--- a/doc/protocol.xml
+++ b/doc/protocol.xml
@@ -645,10 +645,7 @@
             </para>
             <para>
               <varname>URI</varname> is always a single file or
-              URL.  <varname>POSITION</varname> is optional, a
-              negative number means it is relative to the currently
-              playing song in the playlist (if there is one).
-              For example:
+              URL.  For example:
             </para>
             <screen>
 addid "foo.mp3"